Dragon Tongue Bush Bean

Bush, 60 days. This famous Dutch heirloom bean has an incomparable flavor. The tender and superbly delicious 7” pods are yellow with amazing purple streaks! Also makes a tasty shelled bean. Popular with chefs and gourmets. Compact plants set high yields.

Best beans ever! I've not had them shelled, only raw in salads or cooked, but these beans are phenomenal. My husband agrees! We grew them in two containers: ten beans per grow box. All germinated and thrived. We had to leave them for five days when we went out of town and of course it was over 100 degrees, no rain, and no one to water them. I picked everything of any size before we left, thinking the plants would be dead when we returned. Lo and behold, when we got home, although the plants looked rough, they had MORE beans on them. We've picked a little less than four gallon-sized ziploc bags full of beans, which is plenty for us empty-nesters. I can't help but wonder how many more beans we'd have gotten if we hadn't had to leave them untended for five days. I plan to find out next year!

These are a "must grow" every year for us. The beans are really beautiful with a lot of variation in color from bean to bean. Some are more pale yellow and some are more purple with lots in between. They are tender and delicious and the plants produce more beans and more quickly than many of our other varieties.

These beans are the best! Easy to grow, they are beautiful to look at. and the taste is great. Plus even if you pick then when they are past normal harvest. they're still delicious, not stringy or tough. We love them and I love sharing them when we start getting overwhelmed with beans. People aren't sure what to expect the first time they try them but definitely are glad I shared after they have some.